The city of Thayer, IA is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of the state. Although it is a small town, it still has an active local political scene with many members of the community taking part in the process. The citizens are represented by two representatives in both the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate. In addition to these representatives, the citizens also elect a Mayor and City Council members who work together to make decisions that affect the lives of their constituents. Aside from these elected officials, there are several local political organizations and groups that meet regularly to discuss issues and ensure that their voices are heard on important matters. All of these parties work together to ensure that Thayer remains a safe and enriching place to live for its citizens.
The political climate in Thayer, IA is strongly conservative.
Union County, IA is strongly conservative. In Union County, IA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.3%.
Union county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thayer, IA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Thayer, Iowa: r r d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Thayer, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)